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THIMBLERIG Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
: a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location . 2. : one who manipulates the cup in thimblerig : thimblerigger. thimblerig. www.merriam-webster.com
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thimblerigger - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
thimblerigger (plural thimbleriggers). Someone who cheats by thimblerigging, or similar tricks involving sleight of hand. 1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, ... en.wiktionary.org
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What is a Thimblerigger? - PAULINE WILSON
It is a person who ran a stall at a village fair where he asks people to gamble which cup the pea is under and then tricks the gambler by switching the pea to ... www.paulinewilson.com.au
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thimblerigger
thimblerigger (ˈθɪmb(ə)lˌrɪgə(r)) [f. thimblerig n. + -er1.] A professional sharper who cheats by thimblerigging; also transf. one who cheats by means of tricks, or juggles with phrases, etc.1831 Lincoln Herald 7 Oct. 4/4 An altercation took place between some countrymen and the thimble-riggers, on ... Oxford English Dictionary
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THIMBLERIGGING definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. a game in which the operator rapidly moves about three inverted thimbles, often with sleight of hand, one of which conceals a token, the other player. www.collinsdictionary.com
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Thimblerigger - Historical Novel Society
A thimblerigger is a trickster who shuffles three thimbles and dupes the public into betting on which one hides a pea. This becomes Lockton's speciality. The ... historicalnovelsociety.org
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thimblerig
▪ I. thimblerig, n. (ˈθɪmb(ə)lrɪg) [f. thimble + rig n.5 2; lit. ‘thimble-trick’.] 1. A swindling game usually played with three thimbles (see thimble 2 c) and a pea which was ostensibly placed under one of them; the sharper then challenging the bystanders to guess under which the pea had been place... Oxford English Dictionary
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thimblerigger, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun thimblerigger is in the 1830s. OED's earliest evidence for thimblerigger is from 1831, in the Lincoln Herald. thimblerigger ... www.oed.com
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THIMBLERIG Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, ... www.dictionary.com
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thimble-rigger, n. - Green's Dictionary of Slang
one who operates a game of thimble-rig n.; also as a nickname (see cits. 1836, 1856) and a synon, for a rogue. greensdictofslang.com
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Thimblerigger Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
Thimblerigger definition: One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain. www.yourdictionary.com
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thimble
thimble, n. (ˈθɪmb(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 þ{yacu}mel, 5–6 thymelle, -yl(le, thymle, themel, -elle, -yl(le, (5 thomelle, timmele), 9 dial. thimmel. β. 5 thymbyl(l, thomble, 6 thymble, -bel(l, -bil(l, thumble, (tymble), 6–7 thimbell, 6– thimble. [OE. þ{yacu}mel, f. þ{uacu}ma thumb + -el, -le, suffix forming... Oxford English Dictionary
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Lawman (TV series)
On February 28, 1960, he was cast as Sam White, in "The Thimblerigger", in an earlier episode. wikipedia.org
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